The developer behind plans to create a new warehouse and distribution centre at a Derbyshire business park says it could bring 70 new jobs.

At the start of this month, Garner Holdings applied to Amber Valley Borough Council for permission to build a 110,000 sq ft high-bay warehouse and a further 10,000 sq ft of office space at Denby Hall Business Park.

Those plans stated that the development could create up to 30 jobs. But Garner Holdings has now said that the project could create as many as 70 full-time jobs.

Created 12 years ago, Denby Hall Business Park is located off Derby Road, Denby. Built on former Coal Authority land, it is home to major businesses including occupational skin care and hand hygiene products firm Deb and tool-maker Tarpey-Harris.

The area marked red shows where the new warehouse and distribution building would be sited (Image: Google)

It is also home to HL Plastics, which manufactures uPVC products including windows, doors, bi-folds, patio doors, conservatory roofs, decking, fencing and piling.

In total, the business park employs around 2,000 full-time workers.

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Garner Holdings constructed and owns the buildings that HL Plastics occupies. But the identity of the company that will occupy the proposed new warehouse has not been disclosed - but it is understood that it is a local business that needs to expand.

Neil Harris, of Harris Lamb, the agent responsible for marketing Denby Hall, said: “The speed and quality of this development is a credit to both the ambitions of Garner Holdings and to the local area.

Roger Hartshorn from Garner Holdings (Image: Unknown)

“This is a prestigious, high-tech business park for local companies to use as a base for their international business and its success within the East Midlands is second-to-none.

“The news of this latest sizeable contract is further proof that the region’s market is burgeoning and that Denby Hall and Garner Holdings are responsive to the demands of businesses wanting a strong regional presence.”

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Roger Hartshorn, from Garner Holdings, said: “The success of HL Plastics and Tarpey-Harris since moving onto Denby Hall 12 years ago has been amazing. HL has grown from 125 employees to 550 and Tarpey-Harris from 25 to 125.”

Separately, Garner Holdings has announced it has formed a new sister company called Garnalex. The new firm, which will make metal products, will initially be housed at the Firs Works, in Heage. It will eventually move to a purpose-built new facility at a site yet to be decided.

Mr Hartshorn said: “Garnalex aims to create 50 jobs over the next 18 months, rising to 150 within three years.”

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